Conduct at least one of the following investigations to
see how air affects different objects:

Make a paper airplane and fly it five times. Make a
change to its shape to help it fly farther. Try it at least
five times.

Make a balloon-powered sled or a balloon-powered boat.
Test your sled or boat with larger and smaller balloons.

Bounce a basketball that doesn't have enough air in
it. Then bounce it when it has the right amount of air in
it. Do each one 10 times. Describe how the ball bounces
differently when the amount of air changes.

Roll a tire or ball that doesn't have enough air in
it, and then roll it again with the right amount of air.
Describe differences in how they move.

Do the following:

With other members of your den, go outside and record the
sounds you hear. Identify which of these sounds is the result
of moving air.

Create a musical wind instrument, and play it as part of
a den band.

With an adult, conduct an investigation on how speed can
affect sound.

Do the following:

Explain the rules for safely flying kites.

Make a kite using household materials.

With your family, den, or pack, participate in a kite derby, space derby or rain-gutter
regatta. Explain how air helps the vehicle
move.

Draw a map for a friend so he or she can locate your
home, a park, a school, or other locations in your neighborhood.
Use symbols to show parks, buildings, trees, and water. You
can invent your own symbols. Be sure to include a key so your
symbols can be identified.

Pick a nutritious snack, and find where it came from. Locate
that area on a map.

Do the following:

Identify what a compass rose is and where it is on the map.

Use a compass to identify which direction is north. Show
how to determine which way is south, east, and west.

Go on a scavenger hunt using a compass, and locate an object
with a compass.

Using a map and compass, go on a hike with your den or family.

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Create and fly three different types of paper airplanes.
Before launching them, record which one you believe will travel
the farthest and what property of the plane leads you to make
that prediction.

Make a paper airplane catapult. Before launching a plane, record
how far you believe it will travel and explain what information
you used to make this prediction. After you make your prediction,
launch the plane and measure how far it flies.

Make two different boats and sail them. Choose different
shapes for your boats.

Talk with your family and den about what it means to be physically
fit. Share ideas of what you can do to stay in shape.

With your den, talk about why it is important to stretch before
and after exercising. Demonstrate proper warm-up movements and stretches
before and after each activity you do that involves action.

Select at least two physical fitness skills and practice them daily.
See if you can improve over a two-week period.

With your family or your den, talk about what it means to be
a member of a team. Working together, make a list of team sports,
and talk about how the team works together to be successful. Choose
one and play for 30 minutes.

With your den, talk about sportsmanship and what it means to
be a good sport while playing a game or a sport. Share with your
den how you were a good sport or demonstrated good sportsmanship
in requirement 4.

Visit a sporting event with your family or your den. Look for
ways the team works together. Share your visit with your den.

With your den, develop an obstacle course that involves five
different movements. Run the course two times and see if your time
improves.

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